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How Corruption Cripples America's Military
Eric Zuesse
America’s military budget is roughly 7.2 times that of Russia ($610 billion compared to $84.5 billion), but even Western news-accounts are saying that the weaponry produced in Russia is superior overall to the weaponry produced in the United States.
Compare the top-of-the-line fighter jets of the two countries: that's the F-35 fighter-jet produced by the U.S. corporation Lockheed Martin, versus the Su-35 fighter jet produced by the Russian government (its wholly owned Sukhoi Company). The F-35 costs around $100 million per plane. The Su-35 costs around $65 million per plane.
The weaponry-expert David Majumdar headlined on 15 September 2015, “America's F-35 Stealth Fighter vs. Russia's Su-35: Who Wins?” He concluded: "Basically, an F-35 pilot should avoid a close in fight at all costs. It is highly unlikely that a U.S. Joint Force Air Component Commander (JFACC) would assign an air superiority mission to an F-35 unit if alternatives were available. But given the tiny fleet of [F-22] Raptors and dwindling F-15C fleet, it is possible that the JFACC could be forced to use the F-35 as an air superiority asset.”
In other words: the U.S. had stopped production of the better planes, the F-22 and the F-15C, which might stand a chance against the Su-35. The U.S. stopped production of those planes in order to replace them with the inferior and far costlier (and more profitable) F-35.
Lockheed Martin’s F-35 Lightning II Boondoggle
Stephen Lendman
At an estimated lifetime development, production, operational and maintenance cost of $2 trillion or more (adjusted for inflation), the F-35 perhaps most of all symbolizes notorious Pentagon waste, fraud and abuse - ripping off taxpayers, using the nation’s resources irresponsibly, at the expense of vital homeland needs.
Pentagon hype calls the F-35 “a 5th Generation fighter, combining advanced stealth with fighter speed and agility, fully fused sensor information, network-enabled operations and advanced sustainment” - for Army, Navy and Marine Corps use, as well as for selected allies.
Why Are My Articles Re-Moved?
There are so many of my articles that have been Re-Moved from the sites, the wayback machine and google that I had to investigate.
Proof that the following articles were in fact Re-Moved from the sites, the wayback machine and google can be found in the Appendix Cases below.
Looking at each case you realize a human was not involved. Any followup google search a human would have certainly performed would yield results that were overlooked because of a variation in the title or the author name.
Therefore, we can conclude the articles that were Re-Moved was the work of a web spider, web robot, AKA a Web Crawler. Web Crawler (BOT) is a program or automated script, used by search engines to providing up-to-date data. According to a recent study by Incapsula, more than 61 percent of all Web traffic is now generated by bots, a 21 percent increase over 2012. Much of this increase is due to "good bots," certified agents such as search engines and Web performance tools.
I am reminded of the American science fiction crime drama Person of Interest. Harold Finch, a reclusive billionaire software genius built a computer system for the government that used information gleaned from omnipresent advanced surveillance system dubbed "The Machine", which turns out to have evolved into a sentient Artificial Intelligence creature (AI).
NYT Endorses War Goddess/Wall Street Favorite Hillary Clinton for President
Stephen Lendman
The Times’ choice is unsurprising, a longstanding mouthpiece for wealth and power, supporting all US imperial wars, disdainful of peace, equity and justice.
Clinton arguably is the worst choice among a deplorable array of presidential aspirants - not a legitimate one in the bunch, none representing vital populist interests, all cut out of the same dirty cloth.
Don’t let their deceptive rhetoric fool you. Campaign promises are meaningless, made to be broken, Clinton perhaps the most duplicitous and dangerous - a neocon masquerading as democratic. She represents Wall Street, other corporate favorites and war-profiteers, supporting permanent US naked aggression, perhaps more than ever on her watch if elected, maybe WW III.
NYT Pushes John Kasich to Bash Trump
Stephen Lendman
Any Republican but Trump seems to be NYT editorial policy. It’s pushing Ohio Governor John Kasich, papering over his deplorable neocon/neoliberal record.
He’s like all the other presidential aspirants - pro-business, pro-war, anti-populist, anti-labor, anti-peace, equity and justice, supporting dirty business as usual.
According to Times editors, he’s “the only plausible choice for Republicans tired of the extremism and inexperience on display in this race.”
Admitting he’s “no moderate,” they claim he supports government improving the lives of ordinary people, as well as “protect(ing) the poor, the mentally ill and others…”
His deplorable record shows otherwise. As Ohio governor, he slashed funding for education, healthcare and aid to beleaguered cities.
Legislation he signed into law stripped public workers of collective bargaining rights. It banned strikes, eviscerated union power, and empowered government at the expense of workers.
US/Turkey Planning ISIS Attacks on Russia?
Stephen Lendman
Washington wants Russia marginalized, weakened, destabilized, contained and isolated, its sovereign independence destroyed, transformed into another US vassal state.
It wants control over its vast resources, plundered for profit, its people exploited as serfs, its huge land mass balkanized for easier control.
Its policies risk direct confrontation, a possible unthinkable war between the world’s leading nuclear powers, their arsenals able to end life on earth.
Phony Global ISIS Threat
Stephen Lendman
ISIS and similar terrorist groups are US creations, used as imperial foot soldiers in Syria, Iraq, Libya and elsewhere.
A video attributed to ISIS warned of attacks on US and European cities, saying “revenge has started…blood will flow. There will be no safety in this world from our guns and bullets and explosives.”
Nothing suggests it’s credible. Any nation, organization or individuals can produce videos saying anything.
ISIS claimed responsibility for last November’s Paris attacks. Evidence strongly indicates state-sponsored false flag responsibility - Western fear-mongering to enlist support for endless wars and homeland crackdowns on fundamental freedoms, a sinister US-led plot. No evidence points to ISIS’ involvement in what happened. Current threats attributed to the group, claiming intended expanded global attacks, focusing on Europe, reflect state-sponsored deception.
Extremist Israeli Rabbi Wants All Palestinians Killed
Stephen Lendman
Slow-motion genocide is longstanding official Israeli policy. Shmuel Eliyahu is chief rabbi of Safed, Israel and Chief Rabbinate Council member.
He wants genocide speeded up. More on this below. In July 2013, he sought to become Sephardi Chief Rabbi of Israel.
Attorney General Yehuda Weinstein opposed his candidacy, petitioning Israel’s High Court over his extremists views and “destruc(ive) values (to) the State of Israel.” The petition was rejected for technical reasons. Chief rabbis are elected for 10-year terms. Yitzhak Yosel currently serves as Sephardi Chief Rabbi. David Lau is his Ashkenazi Chief Rabbi counterpart, both elected in 2013.
In May 2007, Eliyahi advocated carpet-bombing Gaza following any rockets launched, nearly always in self-defense after repeated Israeli provocations.
Russia’s Awesome Syrian Campaign
Stephen Lendman
Russia’s sophisticated military capability matches the West’s best, a force to be reckoned with, giving Pentagon commanders pause on how to challenge it.
London’s Independent discussed its effective Syrian campaign, saying it “deliver(ed) a hi-tech shock to (the) West and Israel,” its sophisticated weapons and technology matching or exceeding their best.
Its military capability is no longer disparaged. US Army Europe (USAEUR) commanding General Ben Hodges called its electronic warfare advances “eye-watering.”US Air Forces in Europe commander General Frank Forenc said its air defense systems in Crimea and Kaliningrad make it “very, very difficult” for NATO aircraft to safely access parts of Eastern Europe, including areas of Poland.
Rebuilding and Expanding the North American Relationship
Dana Gabriel
A major priority for Canada’s new prime minister is to reset the relationships with both the U.S. and Mexico. There is a real opportunity for all three countries to recommit to building a North American community. This includes expanding political, security and economic cooperation, as well as greater coordination on issues such as energy and the environment. Further deepening Canada-Mexico ties is one of the keys to strengthening continental relations. The Trans-Pacific Partnership trade deal, which builds on the commitments of NAFTA could also help take North American trilateral integration to the next level. During a foreign policy speech before he became Prime Minister, Liberal Leader Justin Trudeau emphasized the importance of North America and outlined his plans to improve Canada’s relationship with its NAFTA partners. He discussed some of the problems facing Mexico and how Canada could help solve them. Trudeau noted, “In many areas, Canadians have the necessary expertise to address Mexico’s needs, from the building of public institutions to infrastructure development to civil policing. We should see in Mexico opportunities to develop our relations and our economies.”
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